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These brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.

Identify which one of the following words, as presented, does not belong in the group.

MA
TA
TI
TAM
TON
WAY
YAM

Answer

TON

For all of the other words, each word printed in capital letters as presented when viewed in a mirror will appear as another valid word with all of its letters formed properly. But for the word "TON", the "N" does not appear properly in the reflection of a mirror, and therefore this word doesn't satisfy the criteria described met by the other words.

For the other words in the group, here are the words for each that you would see in the reflection of a mirror: